show at Barcelona Restaurant

this is my latest work hanging through august at barcelona restaurant.

sketches from around the studio

here are a few shots i took while working out my latest show. some are techniques to how i compose and design and others are just drawings or paintings i do on my desk or wall or wherever.

evolution of a painting

your photo backdrop

dear visitors of the art institute of chicago,

this painting was not meant to be the back drop for all of your group photos. if you plan on standing in front of it, please put some effort into turning 180 degrees, and at least looking at the painting at some point. i am sorry for all of you who had to wait to take your photos while i enjoyed this beautiful gustave caillebotte work.

one lovely painting

i found myself in front of this painting in the chicago institute for quite a long time. i would walk around and keep coming back to it. something about it just struck me. winslow homer was pretty good at what he did.

SIX SET- $25

a set like this can be made with just about any image from my website. each tile is 4.25" square

finding inspiration downtown

and a couple not in the park

finding inspiration

i took my camera out during the first snowfall this weekend. took lots of reference photos. here are a couple shots i like.

a couple more samples..again

a couple more samples

press

just a few samples of some press i have had in the past few years

schiller park

where is my stuff?

you can currently see my work at the archive gallery in the german village which is on the corner of thurman and jaeger, right across from easy street cafe. i have 4 originals hanging there.

i have 3 originals hanging in the lobby of 303 marconi in the arena district. along with those, there are 4 baseball prints on the opposite wall. see the photos below.

there are a couple paintings hanging at barcelona restaurant in the german village. this is where i have often shown work.

my prints are also hanging at g. michael's restaurant and the press grill

303 marconi

the coaster project

last year i began selling prints of my paintings as an affordable way to share my work with everybody. while continuing this, i decided to start a new project which i felt would be perfect as small gifts (and just in time for the holidays). i have taken images of my original paintings and fixed them onto cut wood and tile to make coasters, trays, kitchen hot pads or whatever you can think of. each is set and coated at least 3 times with a poly seal and padded on the bottom to protect whatever they are sitting on. they can be sold individually or in sets. prices range from $5 to $25. i first sold them at a small art show at barcelona restaurant where they were a big hit, so i made a bunch more and set up a table at the short north holiday hop, which also went very well. i am going to continue making more, so if you are looking for a small gift for someone, this might be it!

you can see samples below

a couple samples

2nd batch of trays, coasters and plates